Question

Lisa is painting a fence that is 26 feet long and 7 feet tall. A gallon of paint will cover 350 sq feet. Write and solve a proportion to determine how many gallons of paint Lisa will need?

Answer 1

First, I would find the total area that Lisa needs to paint.
26x7=182 square feet

If a gallon of paint will cover 350 square feet, we will need to find out how many are needed to cover the fence.
g=gallons
350g=182
g=0.52 gallons of paint are needed